Eureka Day

December 03, 2013 , 5:27 AM by ROSS KAVANAGH

Eureka Day

THE hunt for missing fragments of the Flag of the Southern Cross (Eureka Flag) has unearthed part of the original in Queensland.

Director of The Museum of Australian Democracy at Eureka (M.A.D.E) Jane Smith, put out a call in October, appealing to anyone who may have a piece of the Eureka Flag to reunite it with the original textile.

M.A.D.E is based in Ballarat on the site of the Eureka Stockade, where the Flag’s remains are on display, on loan from the Art Gallery of Ballarat. Surprisingly, Nambour man Adrian Millane came forward with a discovery to set pulses racing at M.A.D.E – part of the Flag.

Mr Millane can also document a direct family link to the leader of the Eureka Stockade Peter Lalor. Mr Millane’s great grandfather was a cousin of the rebellion leader (and, later, Victorian parliamentarian).

Adrian Millane joined Libbi on the radio this morning to chat about his part of the flag and how he found out about his family history and his connection to the Eureka stockade.